French Conversation · Level 91
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French word
imbattable
Pronunciation
IPA/ɛ̃batabl/
Meaning
- adjectiveunbeatable
Example
Notre équipe est imbattable.
Our team is unbeatable.
More examples
Il est imbattable à ce jeu.
He is unbeatable at this game.
Core concept
A choice that no rival can beat in a comparison of price, terms, or quality.
Common phrases
une équipe imbattable
an unbeatable team
un joueur imbattable
an unbeatable player
Similar words
invincible: Nearly impossible to overcome because of exceptional strength.
indétrônable: Remaining at the top without losing the leading position.
inégalé: Having no equal and surpassing all comparable alternatives.
Definition in French
Qui ne peut être égalé ou surpassé, notamment pour un prix, une offre ou une qualité.
Word origin
Imbattable combines the negative prefix im- with battable, from battre, extending the idea of being impossible to beat from contests to offers and products.
Usage tips
- Imbattable has the same form for masculine and feminine singular, but takes -s in the plural: un prix imbattable, une offre imbattable, des prix imbattables.
Other meanings
- undefeatedadjective
Opposites
- battablebeatableadjective
- vulnérablevulnerableadjective
Related words
- battredefeatverb
- battudefeatedadjective
- battablebeatableadjective